Centering Animals in Latin American History - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0822353830 ISBN 13: 9780822353836

Casa editrice: Duke Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Centering Animals in Latin American History writes animals back into the history of colonial and postcolonial Latin America. This collection reveals how interactions between humans and other animals have significantly shaped narratives of Latin American histories and cultures. The contributors work through the methodological implications of centering animals within historical narratives, seeking to include nonhuman animals as social actors in the histories of Mexico, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Chile, Brazil, Peru, and Argentina. The essays discuss topics ranging from canine baptisms, weddings, and funerals in Bourbon Mexico to imported monkeys used in medical experimentation in Puerto Rico. Some contributors examine the role of animals in colonization efforts. Others explore the relationship between animals, medicine, and health. Finally, essays on the postcolonial period focus on the politics of hunting, the commodification of animals and animal parts, the protection of animals and the environment, and political symbolism.

Contributors. Neel Ahuja, Lauren Derby, Regina Horta Duarte, Martha Few, Erica Fudge, León García Garagarza, Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Heather L. McCrea, John Soluri, Zeb Tortorici, Adam Warren, Neil L. Whitehead

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L'autore:

Martha Few is Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American History and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson. She is the author of Women Who Live Evil Lives: Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala.

Zeb Tortorici is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures at New York University.

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• Editore: Duke Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0822353830
• ISBN 13: 9780822353836
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 391
• Redattore: Few Martha, Tortorici Zeb